Top job! Head of Policy and Workforce
- Full time
- £60,000 – £70,000
- Social Work Scotland, Mansfield Traquiar Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, EH3 6BB with hybrid working
- Closing 11th April 2023
We are excited to be recruiting for a Head of Policy and Workforce. The next few years are likely to be seminal in the ongoing development of social work in Scotland, with significant change driven by reform through the National Care Service, the Promise, Mental Health Law Review, etc. With the Director, this post constitutes the senior management of the organisation, linking in directly with Social Work Scotland’s Board, local authority Chief Social Work Officers and key partners (such as the Office of the Chief Social Work Advisor) to identify, shape and participate in the national agenda for social work.
The Head of Policy and Workforce has a broad remit, providing operational social work insight and expertise across many issues, including workforce planning, leadership, learning and development, management and wellbeing. The role has responsibility for overseeing one or more national projects currently hosted by Social Work Scotland, and line managing other members of the team. The role works closely with the Director to inform the future of the organisation, and engage in a range of key national meetings, to ensure the social work profession is properly represented, in line with the membership’s positions.
If successful in securing the post, you will have the opportunity to build relationships with the leadership of the social work profession in Scotland, in operations, regulation, advocacy, policy, education and academia. You will lead a team of Policy and Practice Leads and Advisors to ensure the wider connecting themes that exist across the profession are reflected in the work that we do at the national level. Through these relationships you, and the team you will lead, will have a key role in steering the profession through its continuous process of change and development, identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation. You will be a visible representative of the profession at the national level, and you will help others to articulate Social Work Scotland’s positions.
At the core of Social Work Scotland is a commitment to assisting the profession be the best it can be for the individuals, families and communities who need social work or social care support; the Head of Policy and Workforce role is central to us delivering on that commitment. The successful applicant for this role will be a high achiever, able to manage multiple threads and tasks, be passionate about social work and able to instil that enthusiasm and dedication to wider groups to effect meaningful change.
To apply for this post, please submit a covering letter/email and a completed application form. Your covering letter should be between 800 and 1000 words and should set out why you want the job, and summarise how you meet the job’s ‘Person Specification’. Please state in your application form if you do want us to contact references prior to interview. Secondments welcome.
Home-Start Aberdeen is looking to recruit a new Chief Executive to head up their volunteer led family support service across Aberdeen city and help create the best start in life for local young children.
This is a fantastic opportunity to lead an Aberdeen charity which employs a team of around 15 staff who are assisted by up to 100 volunteers.
Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the Chief Executive role is a key leadership role to ensure the sustainability of our much needed support service for young children and their families in Aberdeen. Our current strategy takes us through to 2024 with a focus on core support services, developing our group work, building on the success of our charity shop and reinforcing our strong foundations.
We operate as an independent company with annual expenditure of £500,000 and enjoy the benefits of being part of a nationwide network under the umbrella of Home-Start UK.
Working with the Board of Trustees, the Chief Executive role provides leadership and operational guidance to our team. This is a hands-on role which will suit someone who enjoys a varied, busy workload and can prioritise competing priorities at any one time. Our ideal candidate will have strong leadership capability, be resilient and a natural decision maker, will be people focussed with a positive outlook and have the ability to motivate our hardworking team. We are looking for someone who understands the importance of a child’s early years and who is passionate about ensuring families get the support they need to give their child the best possible start in life which is at the heart of the Home-Start model.
An understanding of charity fundraising, developing relationships with funders and impact reporting are also important as is the ability to build connections and good networks across the city’s thriving industries and business sector. Strong governance and a commitment to good compliance is required as the nature of our work is heavily regulated. Previous experience of working in a management role within a charity organisation is preferred, although not essential.
If you want to make a difference to local children’s lives, then this opportunity could be for you. The Chief Executive position is offered on a permanent, full-time 35 hour per week basis in our new office suite in Aberdeen city centre; with the option of 1 day per week working from home available.
• Salary to be offered: up to £40,500
• Benefits: 34 days annual leave per annum (includes public holidays)
• Pension
The post is subject to a PVG check at enhanced level.
Home Start Aberdeen positively welcomes and seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment. We encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.
Top job! Head of Income Generation and Administration
- Full time
- £43,951 – £49,229
- Paisley, PA1 2FB
- Closing 31st March 2023
Are you an experienced and talented fundraising professional who is looking to develop their career and play a key leadership role in the continued growth and impact of our organisation?
Scottish Huntington’s Association is the only charity in Scotland dedicated exclusively to the care and support of families whose lives are impacted by Huntington’s disease, an incurable hereditary condition with severe physical, cognitive and mental symptoms. Our expertise is recognised at national and international levels and we work with funders including NHS, Scottish Government and health and social care partnerships across the country.
We seek a Head of Income Generation and Administration with a track record of leading and inspiring teams to maximise organisational income.
You will have experience of leading a Fundraising or Income Generation Team, including coaching, mentoring and support to enable colleagues to achieve individual and team targets.
With a strong knowledge of the charity sector, ideally working within health and social care, you will have the skills to secure and increase funding income from individual giving, community fundraising, corporate giving, trusts and grants, and statutory funding through service level agreements and tenders is a must.
Additionally you will bring strong financial understanding, a good eye for detail and the confidence to play a key role within our leadership team to drive forward change and improvement throughout the organisation and the sector.
It’s an exciting time to join Scottish Huntington’s Association as we prepare to launch Standing Tall: A Strategy for Growth 2023 – 2028 to transform the care of Huntington’s families, expand specialist services and deepen involvement in clinical research and trials.
This follows two years of significant expansion in our specialist teams, growth in funding, a rise in media engagement, majority parliamentary support for our work, and the success of our ground-breaking Dance 100 fundraising event in Glasgow.
Funding for this post is provided by Scottish Huntington’s Association, an ambitious and hard-working organisation with staff who are passionate about the work we do.
Carr Gomm is a leading social care and community development charity; we provide person-centred services across Scotland to enable people to live their best possible life. As part of our strategic plan, we are aiming to develop accessible online counselling and psychological well-being approaches. We are therefore looking for a fully trained and accredited counselling practitioner to develop a digital Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) with identified partners, and also to explore Carr Gomm creating affordable counselling and mental health opportunities for individuals who currently experience barriers to accessing these.
Carr Gomm is investing to support this role for two years initially, with the potential for extension, so that a motivated, innovative and productive practitioner can drive these developments forward, from the groundwork which has already been undertaken by senior management and EAP partners, to fruition and to delivery.
For further information which will help you explore your fit with both this role and our ambitions in the area of counselling and supporting mental well-being, please see the attached role profile.
Care to join us? Then come reach your full potential at Quarriers.
Do you have a passion for people and care about helping others live fulfilling lives? We are looking for caring individuals who share Quarriers values.
Quarriers have Investors in People Platinum accreditation.
We are offering a wonderful opportunity for a driven and focused individual to join the very successful and high performing Funding and Marketing Department as a Senior Grants Officer. Quarriers provides practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances across Scotland. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives.
The Senior Grants Officer role will work within the Grants Team to help transform the lives of the people supported by Quarriers by writing compelling, concise and convincing proposals to, and managing relationships with, a range of funders, including governmental bodies, lottery distributors, corporate and charitable trusts and foundations, in order to maximise income for existing and new Quarriers services.
You will also work collaboratively with the wider Funding and Marketing Department to provide mutual support as necessary and to optimise opportunities for developing Quarriers’ business through synergies between grants and tenders.
You
This great opportunity is suited to someone who is ambitious, enjoys a fast paced environment, and has excellent organisational skills, with a background in grants, particularly statutory and other large grant funding opportunities. It would be advantageous for you to have knowledge of the third sector or commercial organisations as well as experience in developing strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
Reporting to the Head of Business Development and Grants who along with three Grants Officers will work towards delivering an annual income of £1.3million+, as well as building a robust pipeline of opportunities for the next three years.
This is a critical role, engaging and communicating effectively with a wide range of internal staff and external organisations. If you are a candidate that wants to challenge yourself to deliver real results and in turn be able to see the revenue being used for positive work then we want to hear from you.
Quarriers Funding and Marketing Department is an exciting place to work with a motivated and energetic team which is strongly supported by the Executive Team and Board of Trustees.
Quarriers is one of Scotland’s largest social care charities, providing practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives.
The post would be suited to someone who is innovative, organised, driven to succeed and has experience within Grants as well as strong relationship management. You would be comfortable working ambitiously and at pace, have strong communication and interpersonal skills, thrive in a competitive and deadline-driven environment and have the ability to engage productively with colleagues, partners and funders.
About Us
Quarriers is one of Scotland’s leading social care charities. We provide practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives
We are offering a wonderful opportunity for a driven and focused individual to join the very successful and high performing Funding and Marketing Department as a Grants Officer. Quarriers provides practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances across Scotland. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives.
The Grants Officer role will work within the Grants Team to help transform the lives of the people supported by Quarriers by writing compelling, concise and convincing proposals to, and managing relationships with, a range of funders, including governmental bodies, lottery distributors, corporate and charitable trusts and foundations, in order to maximise income for existing and new Quarriers services.
You will also work collaboratively with the wider Funding and Marketing Department to provide mutual support as necessary and to optimise opportunities for developing Quarriers’ business through synergies between grants and tenders.
You
This great opportunity is suited to someone who is ambitious, enjoys a fast paced environment, and has excellent organisational skills, ideally with a background in grants, particularly corporate grant funding. It would be advantageous for you to have knowledge of the third sector or commercial organisations as well as experience in developing strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
Reporting to the Head of Business Development and Grants who along with a Senior Grants Officer and three Grants Officers will work towards delivering an annual income of £1.3million+, as well as building a robust pipeline of opportunities for the next three years.
This is a critical role, engaging and communicating effectively with a wide range of internal staff and external organisations. If you are a candidate that wants to challenge yourself to deliver real results and in turn be able to see the revenue being used for positive work then we want to hear from you.
Quarriers Funding and Marketing Department is an exciting place to work with a motivated and energetic team which is strongly supported by the Executive Team and Board of Trustees.
Quarriers is one of Scotland’s largest social care charities, providing practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives.
The post would be suited to someone who is innovative, organised, driven to succeed and has experience within Grants as well as strong relationship management. You would be comfortable working ambitiously and at pace, have strong communication and interpersonal skills, thrive in a competitive and deadline-driven environment and have the ability to engage productively with colleagues, partners and funders.
Interviews for this position will take place late April.
About Us
Quarriers is one of Scotland’s leading social care charities. We provide practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives.
Partnership Manager (All in Glasgow)
- Full time
- £45,896
- North Lanarkshire with travel around Glasgow
- Closing 6th April 2023
Our “All in Glasgow” service is a partnership of organisations who have come together to deliver the new Training for Work employment service on behalf of Glasgow City Council. ENABLE Scotland are the lead of the partnership.
This new service is an exciting opportunity to transform the employment prospects of people in Glasgow. Your role is to ensure that the new service is delivered successfully and to a high standard. You will support our partners to meet their contractual obligations, meet quality standards and deliver their agreed performance targets. You will work to accurately forecast delivery outcomes, drive performance within internal and external teams, and identify and effectively manage any risks to performance to ensure targets are achieved.
You will liaise with the Partnership Steering Group and have direct responsibility for the delivery of the contract. You will be principal liaison with Glasgow City Council on behalf of ENABLE Scotland and our partners. You will be responsible for all contract management, delivery of outcomes and income across the partnership; key to this will be developing positive professional relationships with internal and external delivery teams and stakeholders.
About You
Main Duties and Accountabilities
- Establish and build effective relationships with all partner organisations and stakeholders
- Act as single point of contact to funder and senior leaders internally and externally
- Ensure partners deliver as per contracted volumes, outcomes, and finance.
- Work closely with Quality and Improvement officer to deliver our commitments in relation to Working Together for a Fairer Glasgow
- Coordinate compliant information systems and efficient data management.
- Coordinate reporting systems in line with contract standards.
- Coordinate and deliver timely submission of financial claims relating to the contract.
- Coordinate the reporting of complaints and issues in line with contract standards.
- Organise and attend All in Glasgow Steering Group meetings.
- Share best practice and opportunities within internal and external colleagues.
- Positive and flexible response to change.
- Ensure compliance with ENABLE Scotland’s practice and policy standards.
- Managing your time efficiently to respond to additional duties, as required.
- Representing ENABLE Works and ENABLE Scotland with an understanding of departmental and organisational strategies.
Assistant Service Co-ordinator
- Full time or Part time
- £26,203 – £28,981
- Glasgow South
- Closing 8th April 2023
Service: Flexible Homelessness Outreach Support Service (FHOSS) South
Step Up - Come join our team
Do you have a passion for helping vulnerable people enjoy as much fulfilment as they can and feel included in their community? If compassion, care and inclusiveness are an important part of who you are, our opportunities to work away from the routine in a demanding, challenging but emotionally rewarding role could be for you.
Our Turning Point Scotland Services in FHOSS South
are looking for people like you to help provide individualised support to adults with a wide range of needs, either on an individual 1:1 basis or alongside others and as part of a team.
TPS works with adults who are experiencing a range of support needs. This includes housing and homelessness, learning disability, autism, acquired brain injury, fluctuating mental health, physical disabilities, problematic alcohol and/or other drug use and involvement in the criminal justice system. We believe that people matter. We believe they are the experts on their support needs. It is for us to work creatively with them and with partners to ensure we meet those needs.
Every day we work with well over 4,000 people and every year around 8,700. We help them to address issues they are experiencing and recognise their own skills and interests.
We embed our approach to support in a framework of Citizenship. Using this we deliver a holistic approach promoting the recovery, self-determination and inclusion of people experiencing challenges in their life. And we do this through focusing on their strengths and the valuable contributions they can make to their communities.
We define Citizenship as a measure of the strength of an individual’s connection to the 5 R’s of rights, responsibilities, roles, resources, and relationships that society makes available to its members.
TPS is the biggest provider of services to people experiencing or at risk of Homelessness across Scotland. We deliver support to over 2800 individuals on any given day, and over 5,100 each year. This number increases when taking into account our services accessed through Justice or Alcohol and Other Drugs funding streams.
We believe that in many cases, Homelessness is entirely preventable. It is failures in the siloed and complex systems that we have designed to protect people that stops us from achieving this. Where Homelessness is not or cannot be, prevented the experience should be short lived, and we should meet that with a psychologically informed response. A menu of options should be available to individuals to prevent, or support someone to move on from Homelessness. This ensures we use a ‘no wrong door’ approach to accessing services.
We deliver a range of service models. These include Outreach Housing Support; Outreach Housing First; Outreach Crisis Support; Supported Accommodation. In line with our Citizenship approach we have a specific focus on key areas. These are; Building on people’s strengths, skills and interests as well as meeting their needs; Connecting people to communities, people and / or places; Harm reduction and / or Recovery; and providing a Psychologically informed / Trauma informed approach.
We also deliver a range of additional services across the country. Examples include Peer Mentoring services, Community Connectors, TPS Moving Service and TPS Connects amongst many other initiatives.
We recognise the importance of animals in people’s lives and helping individuals move on from the trauma they have experienced. We are currently developing our policies and frameworks to engage with stakeholders and develop our policy and procedures to make our services as pet friendly as possible.
We are also active members of the European Federation of National Organisations with the Homeless (FEANTSA).
We provide a range of different outreach Housing support services supporting individuals with short to medium term interventions to either move on from their experience of Homelessness or prevent it happening in the first place. We also deliver longer term Housing Support often funded through personalised budgets / Self Directed Support (SDS) to meet individuals housing and wellbeing needs. We believe that Housing Support can be delivered upstream before Homelessness is even the faintest possibility, often where it is difficult to quantify the impact of our prevention work. Similarly, we see the importance of housing support to move people on from their experience of Homelessness and also any long term physical and emotional needs.
Flexible Homelessness Outreach Support Service assists people with complex needs to progress from emergency and temporary accommodation and other homeless services into place of their own. Turning Point Scotland and Loretto Care work in partnership to offer this city wide service.
The flexible Homelessness Outreach Support Service offer an integrated needs-led holistic approach to supporting people with complex needs.
The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.
We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team! We would offer you full support in completing your application.
As an Assistant Service Co-ordinator, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.
ICT Service Desk Analyst
- Full time
- £24,535
- Edinburgh/Glasgow – hybrid working
- Closing 24th April 2023
Hanover has been supporting people in Scotland for over 40 years. We aim to provide desirable homes, happy customers and a resilient organsiation.
About the Role
We are excited to be further developing our customer, care and support services by investing in modern technology. Our customers will be able to access our key services 24-hours a day, 7-days a week, making it easier to book appointments, track services and provide feedback. To help our people get there, we are developing a new Digital team to support the delivery of our Digital Strategy.
As a result, we’re growing our ICT presence at Hanover and are delighted to be hiring for a new and additional ICT Service Desk Analyst role.
Providing first-line support, the successful candidate will act as the first point of contact for our people, providing timely and practical solutions for any difficulties encountered. This may include painpoints relating to our ICT systems, applications, and equipment. As the ICT Service Desk Analyst will also be expected to meet set quality and customer service standards, you will support the wider ICT Team through being a motivated and natural problem-solver and be capable of handling customer queries through a variety of communication channels.
We also want to see a forward-looking and proactive approach so that we can continually enhance the customer experience and this shall be measured through customer satisfaction and adherence to our Service Level Agreement. As we embark on an exciting journey of digital investment, it’s important that our people can rely on robust and reliant technical solutions which will be complemented by your knowledge and skills.
We couldn’t think of a more exciting time to join Hanover Scotland. With the recent launch of our 5-year Business Strategy and introduction of new skills into our ICT Team, we are looking for an engaging and driven Analyst who will strive to meet the needs of their customers whilst striking a good balance between building confidence and providing core support functions. You’ll appreciate that people come from different digital backgrounds and will work with your colleagues to continually ensure that the Service Desk is closely managed and done so in an inclusive and supportive way.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have demonstrable experience in delivering HR administration activities. The Key requirements for this role include:
Due to our current ICT Service Desk rota, the successful candidate will be required to travel to our Edinburgh and/or Glasgow offices on a weekly basis. This may include or exceed twice per week depending on business needs.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
Ability to liaise effectively with employees at all levels.
What We Offer
- hybrid working
- wellbeing offering
- learning and development
- cycle to work scheme
- family friendly policy
- health cash plan
- EAP
Service: Flexible Homelessness Outreach Support Service (FHOSS South)
Because People Matter - Work with Us
Do you have a passion for helping vulnerable people enjoy as much fulfilment as they can and feel included in their community? If compassion, care and inclusiveness are an important part of who you are, our opportunities to work away from the routine in a demanding, challenging but emotionally rewarding role could be for you.
Our Turning Point Scotland Services in FHOSS South
are looking for people like you to help provide individualised support to adults with a wide range of needs, either on an individual 1:1 basis or alongside others and as part of a team.
TPS works with adults who are experiencing a range of support needs. This includes housing and homelessness, learning disability, autism, acquired brain injury, fluctuating mental health, physical disabilities, problematic alcohol and/or other drug use and involvement in the criminal justice system. We believe that people matter. We believe they are the experts on their support needs. It is for us to work creatively with them and with partners to ensure we meet those needs.
Every day we work with well over 4,000 people and every year around 8,700. We help them to address issues they are experiencing and recognise their own skills and interests.
We embed our approach to support in a framework of Citizenship. Using this we deliver a holistic approach promoting the recovery, self-determination and inclusion of people experiencing challenges in their life. And we do this through focusing on their strengths and the valuable contributions they can make to their communities.
We define Citizenship as a measure of the strength of an individual’s connection to the 5 R’s of rights, responsibilities, roles, resources, and relationships that society makes available to its members
TPS is the biggest provider of services to people experiencing or at risk of Homelessness across Scotland. We deliver support to over 2800 individuals on any given day, and over 5,100 each year. This number increases when taking into account our services accessed through Justice or Alcohol and Other Drugs funding streams.
We believe that in many cases, Homelessness is entirely preventable. It is failures in the siloed and complex systems that we have designed to protect people that stops us from achieving this. Where Homelessness is not or cannot be, prevented the experience should be short lived, and we should meet that with a psychologically informed response. A menu of options should be available to individuals to prevent, or support someone to move on from Homelessness. This ensures we use a ‘no wrong door’ approach to accessing services.
We deliver a range of service models. These include Outreach Housing Support; Outreach Housing First; Outreach Crisis Support; Supported Accommodation. In line with our Citizenship approach we have a specific focus on key areas. These are; Building on people’s strengths, skills and interests as well as meeting their needs; Connecting people to communities, people and / or places; Harm reduction and / or Recovery; and providing a Psychologically informed / Trauma informed approach.
We also deliver a range of additional services across the country. Examples include Peer Mentoring services, Community Connectors, TPS Moving Service and TPS Connects amongst many other initiatives.
We recognise the importance of animals in people’s lives and helping individuals move on from the trauma they have experienced. We are currently developing our policies and frameworks to engage with stakeholders and develop our policy and procedures to make our services as pet friendly as possible.
We are also active members of the European Federation of National Organisations with the Homeless (FEANTSA).
We provide a range of different outreach Housing support services supporting individuals with short to medium term interventions to either move on from their experience of Homelessness or prevent it happening in the first place. We also deliver longer term Housing Support often funded through personalised budgets / Self Directed Support (SDS) to meet individuals housing and wellbeing needs. We believe that Housing Support can be delivered upstream before Homelessness is even the faintest possibility, often where it is difficult to quantify the impact of our prevention work. Similarly, we see the importance of housing support to move people on from their experience of Homelessness and also any long term physical and emotional needs.
Flexible Homelessness Outreach Support Service assists people with complex needs to progress from emergency and temporary accommodation and other homeless services into place of their own. Turning Point Scotland and Loretto Care work in partnership to offer this city wide service.
The flexible Homelessness Outreach Support Service offer an integrated needs-led holistic approach to supporting people with complex needs.
The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.
No previous working experience is needed; full training will be provided to you. We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team! We would offer you full support in completing your application.
As a Support Practitioner, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.